Criminal Justice Reform
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Policy makers, law enforcement leaders, and line officers have extensively discussed two competing approaches to policing: police as “warriors” or police as “guardians.” At a recent seminar on...
Recruitment & Personnel
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Women are underrepresented in law enforcement in the United States, representing less than 13 percent of full-time sworn officers and a much smaller percentage (3 percent) of persons serving in police...
Recruitment & Personnel
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The way police officers deliver their services and the experiences of their professional lives are directly affected by the quality of police leadership. Line officers use leadership skills every day....
Recruitment & Personnel
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In the history of the UK Police Force, “detective” used to be a coveted role that only the best and brightest police officers achieved. This was in part helped by extensive media coverage of real-...
Recruitment & Personnel
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  Many people have heard the saying “The community is the police, and the police is the community,” attributed to Sir Robert Peel. However, it is no secret that there is a vast disparity betw...
Global Policing
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Russia invades Ukraine. A category 5 hurricane tears through the Caribbean. Anti-government protests roil Kazakhstan. A drug cartel attacks a U.S. consulate in Mexico. An explosion levels a seaport in...
Crime & Violence
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As active shooter incidents increase year after year, we have seen a variety of responses across agencies. There are times where responding law enforcement officers seem to have forgotten the very bas...
Victim Services
Officer kneels with clipboard, assisting seated civilian in casual clothes; police car and trees in background, conveying support and field response
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Extreme events around the world have continued to increase at an alarming rate. Whether these incidents are mass shootings, stabbings, terrorist bombings, vehicle attacks, building collapses, or natur...